ESTROGEN TYPES/ CHART** for HRT

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For anyone who might be considering HRT (hormone replacement therapy) this is an excellent chart of the available forms. (, separate post to follow)

click on any of these forms or types (in blue) for a complete readout and information on each!

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Available forms of HRT

ORAL ESTROGENS

Name

Company

Type

Dosage

Premarin

Wyeth-Ayerst

conjugated estrogens (equine) -- 45% estrone sulfate; 55% equine estrogens

0.3, 0.625 (standard), 0.9, 1.25, and 2.5 mg

Estrace

Mead

micronized estradiol (from plant sources)

0.5, 1, 2 mg

Cenestin

Duramed

conjugated estrogens (from plant sources)

0.625, 0.0 mg

Gynodiol

Fielding

micronized estradiol(from plant sources)

0.5, 1.5, 2 mg

Ogen

Abbott

Estropipate (piperazine estrone sulfate)

0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5 mg

Ortho-Est

Ortho

Estropipate

0.625; 1.25 mg

Estratab

Solvay

Esterified estrogens (from plant sources)

0.3, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mg

Menest

Kline Beecham

Esterified estrogens (from plant sources)

0.3, 0.625. 1.25, 2.5 mg

Tri-Est

compounding pharmacy

estradiol, estrone, and estriol (usually in a 10%, 10% 80% ratio)

1.25, 2.5, 5 mg

Estriol

compounding pharmacy

estriol

2 to 8 mg

ESTROGEN PATCHES

Name

Drug Company

Type

Dosage

Estraderm

Ciba Pharmaceuticals

transdermal patch -- estradiol

0.05; 1 mg

Climara

Berlex

matrix patch -- estradiol

0.05. 0.1 mg

Vivelle and Vivelle Dot

Novogyne Pharmaceuticals

matrix patch -- estradiol

0.0375; 0.05; 0.075; 0.1 mg

Fempatch

Parke-

matrix patch -- estradiol

0.05 mg

Esclim

Women First HealthCare

matrix patch -- estradiol

0.025, 0.0375, 0.050, 0.075, and 0.1 mg

PROGESTERONES & PROGESTINS

Name

Drug Company

Type

Dosage

Provera

Upjohn

medroxyprogesterone acetate

2.5, 5, 10 mg

Cycrin

Wyeth-Ayerst

medroxyprogesterone acetate

2.5, 5, 10 mg

generic MPA

varies

medroxyprogesterone acetate

2.5, 5, 10 mg

Aygestin

Wyeth-Ayerst

norethindrone acetate

2.5, 5 mg

Norlutate

Parke-

norethindrone acetate

2.5, 5, 10 mg

Micronor

Ortho

norethindrone

0.35 mg

Prometrium

Schering

natural micronized progesterone

100, 200 mg

generic progesterone

compounding pharmacy

natural micronized progesterone

100, 200 mg

Crinone

Columbia Labs

natural progesterone vaginal gel

4% gel (delivering 45 mg of progesterone)

COMBINATION ESTROGEN/PROGESTIN

Name

Drug Company

Type

Dosage

Prempro

Wyeth-Ayerst

oral: conjugated estrogens (Premarin); medroxyprogesterone acetate (Cycrin)

0.625 mg estrogen; 2.5 mg progestin

Premphase

Wyeth-Ayerst

oral: conjugated estrogens (Premarin) medroxyprogesterone acetate

0.625 mg estrogen; 2.5 mg progestin (progestin included in 1st 2 weeks only)

CombiPatch

Rhone-Polenc -Rorer

patch: estradiol, norethindrone acetate

..05 mg estradiol; .04 mg NDA

FemHRT

Duramed (distriibuted by Parke-)

oral: ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone acetate

5 mcgethinyl estradiol1 mg NDA

Ortho-Prefest

Ortho-McNeil

oral: estradiol, norgestimate

1 mgestradiol0.09 mgnorgestimatesequential (progestin delivered every 3 days for 3 days)

Activella

Pharmacia and Upjohn

oral: estradiol, norethindrone acetate

1 mg estradiol, 0.5 mg norethindrone acetate

TESTOSTERONE AND COMBINATION ESTROGEN/TESTOSTERONE

Name

Drug Company

Type

Dosage

Android-10

ICN

methyltestosterone

10 mg

methyl testosterone

generic

methyltestosterone

10 mg

Estratest

Solvay

esterified estrogens, methyltestosterone

1.25 mg estrogen; 2.5 mg testosterone

Estratest H.S.

Solvay

esterified estrogens; methyltestosterone

0.625 mg estrogen; 1.25 mg testosterone

Premarin with methyl testosterone

Wyeth-Ayerst

conjugated estrogens; methyl- testosterone

..0625 mg estrogen; 5 or 10 mg testosterone

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<< Estratab Solvay Esterified estrogens (from plant sources) 0.3, 0.625,

1.25, 2.5 mg >>

Dee,

Estratab isn't supplied anymore. I tried to fill a presciption for that and

found out it isn't any longer made. My doctor had to prescribe me something

else.

I am taking Menest everyday, with good results, along with vagifem every 3

days to help with my skin down there, I am fine vaginally for estrogen, but

external, I am depleated. I was on estratest, but couldn't handle neck and

chin hair.

Also, did you know that lack of estrogen can cause heel pain ?

Just thought I would toss this out there.

Terry